In the constructivist view of learning, knowledge is constructed by the student and the teacher is a facilitator rather than a sage on stage. Sage on stage is a reference to the teacher as the provider of knowledge and teaching in a didactic manner characteristic of the behaviourist approach to learning. In the constructivist view…

The role of the teacher in the digital age is not a source of knowledge, the sage on stage, rather to help students develop the skills and ‘habits of mind’ to function effectively in the information age. What interests me is inquiry-based learning. Inquiry includes structured inquiry, guided inquiry, and open inquiry. Inquiry includes structured…

The different approaches to learning and the many different theories can appear confusing to a teacher learner. I know this happened to me the first time I studied principles of learning. Sometimes these different theories appear to be saying different things but then they appear to be not saying different things. Sometimes there is a…